CMHA Ontario has released a new issue of its Network magazine. Network brings together different perspectives on issues important to everyone with an interest or involvement in community mental health.

Highlights of the new issue include:

An interview with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services on Moving on Mental Health government plan

An examination of how CMHAs are at the centre of innovative training approaches and unique partnerships with police and other social service agencies to ensure people in crisis receive appropriate care.

An update from Health Quality Ontario, the government agency tasked with improving our health care system using data, public reporting and quality measures.

A feature on how a walk in the woods can boost your mood and create social connections

A case study of how one CMHA branch tackled the problem of housing barriers for persons with lived experience of mental health issues

IN THIS ISSUE: Editorial: A fresh perspective on community mental health – Building the Framework for Community Mental Health – The Investigator – Tracing the Journey – latform 9¾ – Looking Back – Many Hats – Things Are Very Different Out Here – Many Routes to Wellness – The Gold Standard

IN THIS ISSUE: Guest Editorial: Caring for Our Most Vulnerable Is the True Measure of a Civil Society – Here’s Your Hat, What’s Your Hurry? – From “Emergency Couch” to Emergency Care – Still Waiting… – Engaging Youth in Crisis: Keira’s Story – First Responders – Tip Sheet: How to Respond to Someone in a Mental Health Crisis – Invisible Caregiver – Family Support in the ER – Warm Lines – Research Snapshot: SEEI Crisis Studies – The Gold Standard: Responding as a System to Mental Health Crisis

IN THIS ISSUE: Editorial — Psychiatric Patient Built Environments: Liberating Our Past – Commentary: We Are Where We Live – The Roots of Recovery – Environments of Exclusion – When the Workplace Breaks You Down – Brick by Brick – It Takes a Village – Our Town – The Gold Standard